March 16th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: College, Exercises, Information, information literacy skills, Literacy, Practical, StandardsBased, Students, teaching
Product Description
From tech schools to colleges, high schools to grad schools, research involves making sense of information, dealing with overload, learning the basics of planning, and evaluating the quality of sources. As information proliferates, immediate gratification takes precedence. Students often use the easiest tools available rather than making the effort to identify the best. There is another way! Successful research skills require a basic grounding in information literacy as well as planning. Students who learn to follow these step-by-step instructions in the research process can tackle any research project confidently and on time. This workbook, tied to the ACRL Standards…
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March 15th, 2010
Category: Information Literacy VIDEOS
Tags: Frustrations, Information, information literacy, Literacy, Project, Video
What do students say about frustrations in conducting research in the digital age? The video’s content is drawn from the PIL Discussion Groups, held on seven US college campuses during fall 2008. The third public service short video in our series, produced for discussion, debate, training, and education by any and by all. (No permission is required for use of videos in educational activities.)
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March 14th, 2010
Category: Articles
Tags: at, From, Information, Know, Manual, Publish, sell, Write, You Already
Today, there are hundreds of enterprising men and women who
write simple research papers (known in the self-publishing
industry as MANUALS) and sell them by mail.
In the article that follows, I’ll show you how you can do the
same. I’ll show you how to select a subject, how to research it,
how to write it, how to get it printed, and how to sell it.
I’ll show you the four ways to sell it.
If you are new to manual selling, I’ll show you which of the
four ways is the best for you. That said, I hope you will read
what follows very carefully and very thoroughly.
There…
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March 6th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: at, Children, Information, Literacy, Reading, teaching, Technology, Thinking, Writing
Product Description
LITERACY FOR CHILDREN IN AN INFORMATION AGE, 2ND EDITION, identifies the “new literacies” and provides practical tips for integrating technology in literacy instruction. The book emphasizes a balanced approach to reading education that incorporates both the whole language and skills-based/phonics approaches. It also features in-depth information on tailoring reading programs to meet the needs of multicultural users. Hundreds of examples of classroom practice include chapter-opening vignettes, work samples, and examples of instructional strategies for various grade levels. To address the fact that nearly every state includes technology-related competencies in its standards at nearly every grade level, this modern and…
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February 25th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Assessments, at, collaborative, Information, information literacy, Literacy, Technology
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Constructive partnerships between academic librarians and faculty play a crucial role in effectively assessing and improving information literacy efforts. Collaboration is not just a nice idea; it is essential to improving the value of library services, personnel, and instruction. Here, highly respected editors Thomas P. Mackey and Trudi E. Jacobson, whose previous works include Information Literacy Collaborations That Work (2007) and Using Technology to Teach Information Literacy (2008), explore innovative collaborative assessment strategies designed specifically for information literacy programs and courses. All of the contributions to the book are co-written by faculty-librarian teams that have successfully worked together to…
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